Your Visa,
Your Responsibility
Contents
Introduction............................................................ 4
Community
Your Tier 4 Student Journey in your Community........ 34
University
Police Registration.................................................... 34
Your Tier 4 Student Journey with Manchester Met....... 5
Academic Technology Approval Scheme- ATAS......... 34
Record Keeping Duties................................................ 8
Healthcare and the NHS............................................ 35
Reporting Duties........................................................12
Registering with a GP............................................... 35
Failure to Enrol on your course at
Manchester Met.........................................................12
Maternity leave......................................................... 36
Withdrawal or suspension of studies...........................15
University:
Employer:
Your
responsibilities to
Manchester Met
Your
responsibilities if
you are working
Volunteering and Voluntary work............................... 37
Repeating failed units................................................19
Employer
Changes In Your Circumstances................................ 22
Your Tier 4 Student Journey with an Employer........... 38
Monitoring Your Attendance...................................... 27
Employment during your studies............................... 38
Time Limits.............................................................. 29
Employment after your studies.................................. 39
Visa Refusals............................................................ 30
Overstaying...............................................................31
Useful Information and Contacts........................41
Employment.............................................................. 32
Glossary................................................................. 42
Quick Guide to Tables and Questions........................ 33
Disclaimer.............................................................. 43
Community:
Your community
responsibilities
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Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester Met) has a
licence with the Home Office and this permits the University
to sponsor your immigration for the purpose of study at
Manchester Met only.
This document is divided into three sections.
The first section explains the reporting and record-keeping
duties of the University. It also explains what you need to
do during your studies at Manchester Met to protect your
immigration status in the UK. By enrolling with the University,
you agree to meet these responsibilities. If you do not, it may
affect your stay in the UK.
The Record Keeping and Reporting sections in this booklet are
divided into sections, in order to explain your rights and your
responsibilities to the University as your Tier 4 (General)
sponsor. The subheadings include Home Office Rule, University
Responsibility and Your Responsibility.
The Home Office can contact us at any time to ask about your
student status and progress on your course. This may also
include information about your attendance/absence rates on the
course. Any changes to your student status are reported to the
Home Office through your Certificate of Acceptance for Studies
(CAS) number. Reporting to the Home Office is completed
through the Home Office Sponsorship Management System.
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} Your Tier 4 Student Journey with Manchester Met
Please remember that your entry clearance or leave to remain
has been granted subject to the conditions stated in Part 6A
of the Immigration Rules (entry clearance –para 245ZW and
leave to remain – para 245ZY): www.gov.uk/guidance/
immigration-rules/immigration-rules-part-6a-the-pointsbased-system
We recommend you read the general good practice guide for
protecting and maintaining your Tier 4 status published by the
UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA):
www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information--Advice/Visas-andImmigration/Protecting-your-Tier-4-status
The second section provides useful information about your
Tier 4 Student Journey within your local Community. This
includes registering with the police (if required), who is eligible
for healthcare in the UK and how to register with a GP. There
is also useful information about volunteering and how best
to protect your immigration status in the UK to ensure you
work within the permitted weekly hours as stipulated on your
immigration permission.
The third section is about your Tier 4 Student Journey with
a potential Employer the UK. This section provides useful
information about Employment during and after your studies.
The diagram below provides an overview of your Tier 4 student journey at Manchester Met. A description of each stage can be
found on the following pages.
Unconditional
Offer
Monitoring
Attendance
Re-registration
Request a CAS
Online Enrolment
Exams and
Progression
Arrival
Pre-enrolment
Request a CAS
to extend
Pre-arrival
} Introduction
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} Your Tier 4 Student Journey
Unconditional Offer
Re-registration
Arrival
Your journey with Manchester Met started when you submitted
an application to study at the University. The Recruitment
and Admissions department assessed whether you met the
University entry requirements to join and complete the course
of your choice. If you met the University’s entry requirements,
you received an Unconditional Offer to study at Manchester
Met.
At the start of each term, you will need to check-in at one of
the Student Hubs and complete re-registration. Re-registration
is compulsory and requires you to meet with a member of
Manchester Met staff to prove you are still physically in the UK.
If you miss re-registration, the University assumes you are not
in the UK and no longer want to study at Manchester Met.
If you applied from your country of residence and your visa
application was successful, you were given a 30 day travel visa
for entry to the UK under Tier 4. The actual visa will be issued
as a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) and you must collect this
within 10 days after your arrival in the UK from the Post Office
branch stated on your decision letter, or before your travel visa
expires, whichever is the later date. If you applied from within
the UK, you will be issued with a Biometric Residence Permit
(BRP) and it will be sent to your correspondence address by
courier.
Request a CAS
After you accepted your unconditional offer, you paid a deposit
towards your tuition and then requested a Confirmation of
Acceptance of Studies (CAS) from the International Admissions
team. The team checked that you met the Home Office
requirements to gain entry or Leave to Remain in the UK.
Monitoring Attendance
If you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student on a
taught course, you will need to self-register your attendance
to prove to the University that you are not in breach of entry
clearance or leave to remain in the UK. For postgraduate
research students, your attendance is monitored through the
submission of monthly RD9 forms - available at:
www2.mmu.ac.uk/media/mmuacuk/content/documents/
graduate-school/forms/degree-forms/other-forms/RD9.pdf
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Exams and Progression
The University will check how you perform in exams. If you did
not do as well as you had hoped, you may need to complete
re-sits and re-assessments over the summer or repeat units
the next academic year. Any extra time you need to finish your
course may affect your immigration status and stay in the UK.
Request a CAS to extend
This applies to you if you need a bit longer to finish your course
at Manchester Met. You need to request a second CAS from
the International Office. The International Office will check
that you meet the Home Office requirements to gain entry or
Leave to Remain in the UK - available at: www2.mmu.ac.uk/
international/visas-and-immigration/applying-for-a-visa
Pre-enrolment
Before you can enrol at Manchester Met you must complete
pre-enrolment. During pre-enrolment, staff assess you are
eligible to enrol at Manchester Met and take copies of various
documents including your passport and visa.
Complete Online Enrolment
You complete your enrolment online followed by collecting your
Manchester Met ID card from your Faculty’s Student Hub. Your
academic journey starts with your Faculty induction. You must
attend all your induction sessions to make the best start on
your course.
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} Record Keeping Duties
} Record Keeping Duties
} Your Responsibility and Required Action
The Home Office can contact the University at any time to request documents and
information about each Tier 4 student. The section below provides information about
what documents the University must show the Home Office and when these are collected
during your student journey at Manchester Met. Admissions and International Office staff
undertake the record keeping duties at the University.
} Home Office Rule
} The University’s Responsibility
A Tier 4 sponsor must keep a copy of the following for
Non-EEA students:
We must provide copies of your passport to the Home Office,
evidence of immigration documents for the UK, your contact
details, ATAS clearance certificate (if needed), a copy of the
letter of consent from a Parent or Guardian if you are under
18 at enrolment and copies of evidence used to assess your
eligibility to join a Manchester Met course. The Home Office
can also ask for information about your attendance/absence
rates on the course. For attendance related issues, please refer
to the Reporting Duties section in this booklet.
1. Passport
2. Evidence of immigration documents for the UK
3. Record of attendance/absence
4. Up-to-date contact details
5. Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) clearance
certificate (if needed)
6. For under 18s, a copy of the letter of consent from Parent or
Guardian
7. Copies of evidence used to assess your eligibility to join a
Manchester Met course
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At Pre-enrolment
Pre-enrolment is obligatory for all new students and takes
place at the beginning of each academic year. If you are a
new student to the University you must submit originals of
your passport, evidence of immigration documents for the UK,
ATAS clearance certificate, a letter of consent from your Parent
or Guardian if you are under 18, and evidence used to assess
your eligibility to join a Manchester Met course (i.e. original
qualifications, including proof of English language proficiency).
If you are a returning student and the University does not
have an up to date passport and immigration documents on
file, you will be blocked from online enrolment and must
participate in pre-enrolment. You must submit originals of your
passport and evidence of immigration documents for the UK.
If you cannot provide up-to-date immigration documents for the
UK, you will not be permitted to join or return to your course.
Documents that you can submit at pre-enrolment to show you
are entitled to enter or remain in the UK include:
• 30 day travel visa and decision letter from the Home Office
• Front and reverse side of your Biometric Residence Permit
Research students who arrive at different times in the year
(i.e. after the main enrolment sessions in September and
January), must contact their Faculty Research Administrator
to make appropriate arrangements for pre-enrolment and
induction.
During Re-registration
Manchester Met has mandatory re-registration sessions at
the beginning of each term for all Tier 4 students. During reregistration you must check-in at a Student Hub in person to
show the University that you have returned to Manchester Met
after the term breaks. You will also be requested to confirm
that your contact details are correct. If you miss re-registration,
do not submit course work and/or miss classes, this could
result in you receiving a formal warning and ultimately more
serious sanctions, for example you being withdrawn from the
University.
If you have outstanding immigration issues, you will be
invited to meet with the International Office to provide an
update on your immigration status. It is your responsibility
to update the International Office on a regular basis regarding
changes or updates to your immigration status. If you do
not, the University will assume you do not have permission
to stay in the UK and you will be withdrawn from your
course. You can contact the International Office by email at
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} Record Keeping Duties
[email protected] to confirm your student
status. If you do not have permission to be in the UK, the
International Office will ask to see evidence of your travel plans
to depart the UK.
Updating your contact details
Whenever there is a change to your contact details (for example
changing your UK address, telephone number or email) you
must inform the University and the Home Office. We will also
ask you to confirm that your contact details are correct at reregistration.
The University must always have your permanent and
temporary address. You are able to update your contact details
online through the University’s Contacts Management System
www.mmu.ac.uk/enrol. You can also visit a Student Hub to
update your details in person.
You are required to update the Home Office if your contact
details change at any time during your studies and also if you
are likely to be at your new address for at least six months.
The following link provides information of how you report the
change: www.gov.uk/change-circumstances-visa-brp/
overview
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Renewing your ATAS
It is a mandatory requirement for those intending to undertake
postgraduate studies leading to a Doctorate or Master’s degree
in certain designated subjects to obtain an ATAS clearance
certificate. For more information about the scheme and for a list
of subjects that require an ATAS please go to: www.gov.uk/
guidance/academic-technology-approval-scheme
As of 6 November 2014, returning students must apply for a
new ATAS clearance certificate if you have:
• changed your course (including the area of research/module
change)
• changed your institution
• applied to extend your leave in order to complete your course
• changed the length of your course, even if you are still able
to complete your studies within your current leave
If ATAS clearance is refused by the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office, regrettably you will not be permitted to join or continue
on your course at Manchester Met.
All copies or scans of your documents are uploaded centrally to
the University Student Record System.
The table below provides a summary of the documents you must submit to Manchester Met.
What to submit
When to submit
Passport
Pre-enrolment
Evidence of immigration
documents for the UK
Pre-enrolment and
Re-registration
Up-to-date contact
details
Online enrolment and
Re-registration
Academic Technology
Approval Scheme (ATAS)
clearance certificate (if
needed)
Pre-enrolment
Who should submit
Pre-enrolment
Contact
www2.mmu.ac.uk/
international/arrival
New and returning students
www.gov.uk/guidance/
academic-technologyapproval-scheme
For under 18s - copy
of the letter of consent
from Parent or Guardian
(if needed)
Copies of evidence used
to assess your eligibility
to join a Manchester Met
course eg. qualifications
and English proficiency
Useful links
New students
internationalenrol
@mmu.ac.uk
www2.mmu.ac.uk/
international/arrival
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} Reporting Duties
} Reporting Duties
This table explains your required actions relevant to your circumstances.
The Home Office can contact the University at any
time to ask about your student status and progress
on your course. The following sections provide
information about what the University is required
to report to the Home Office. Any changes to your
student status are reported to the Home Office
through your Certificate of Acceptance for Studies
(CAS) number. The International Office completes
reporting through the Home Office ‘Sponsorship
Management System’.
Failure to Enrol on your
course at Manchester Met
Reason for not returning
Scenario
What should I do?
Can I stay in the UK?
I do not wish to continue
studying
You passed the previous
academic year but you
decided not to come back
to the University. This may
be because you decided to
study elsewhere in the UK
or take up employment at
home.
You must inform your Faculty Programmes Office in writing by
submitting the correct forms to approve your withdrawal.
✘ No
You will no longer have
permission to stay in
the UK as you have
stopped studying at
Manchester Met. If you
have moved to another
University, please
contact its immigration
team for legal advice.
} Home Office Rule
The Tier 4 sponsor to report a student’s failure to enrol on a
course.
} Your Responsibility and Required Action
If you fail to enrol for any of the following reasons, please
read the instructions and details of how this may affect your
stay in the UK.
You must also email [email protected] and
inform the International Office that you have decided to stop
your course and what you plan to do next.
If you will return home, please send a copy of your flight tickets
by email
• If you will go to another university, please provide a copy of
your Unconditional Offer letter by email
} The University’s Responsibility
The University must inform the Home Office within 10 days
after the end of the enrolment period of any student who
failed to enrol on their course.
The ‘Student Withdrawal Form’ and Assessment Regulations
are available at: www.mmu.ac.uk/students
I want to take a break
from my studies for the
entire academic year
You passed the previous
academic year and wish to
take a year out from your
studies. Taking time out
from your studies is called
‘intercalating’.
You must agree this with your Head of Department. Once
agreed, you must email [email protected] and
provide information about your whereabouts and dates of
when you wish to return to your course.
When it is time to return to your course, you must apply for a
new CAS and Tier 4 (General) student visa.
✘ No
You will no longer have
permission to stay in the
UK as you do not need
to attend classes.
For more information about how to apply for a CAS and a Tier
4 Visa, go to: www2.mmu.ac.uk/international/visas-andimmigration
Don’t forget the Home Office has introduced time limits under
the Tier 4 (General) student visa route.
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} Reporting Duties
Reason for not returning
Scenario
What should I do?
Can I stay in the UK?
I have failed with no
further opportunity to
continue on the course
Your time with the University
has come to an end
because you failed and
cannot progress to the next
academic year.
You must email [email protected] and tell us
what you will do next.
• If you will return home, please send flight tickets by email
• If you will go to another university, please provide your
Unconditional Offer letter by email
• If you decide to submit an academic appeal, please send the
receipt that you get from your Student Hub by email. You
may be required to attend meetings with the International
Office to discuss your case. Failure to attend any meetings
may affect your stay in the UK.
✘ No
You will no longer have
permission to stay in
the UK as you cannot
continue with your
studies at Manchester
Met.
In all of the above scenarios, where the University has reported
your change in student status to the Home Office through your
CAS number and you no longer have permission to stay in the
UK, your visa will be curtailed/cancelled by the Home Office.
For more information about curtailment/cancellation of your
Tier 4 visa please see: www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information-Advice/Visas-and-Immigration/Protecting-your-Tier-4status
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Withdrawal or suspension of studies
} Home Office Rule
The Tier 4 sponsor to report if a student stops attending
because of a withdrawal or suspension.
} The University’s Responsibility
The University must report to the Home Office if a student
stops attending because of a withdrawal or suspension.
The University must inform the Home Office within 10 days
after the changes to the student record have been confirmed
and provide student contact details.
} Your Responsibility and required action
If you stop attending for any of the following reasons, please
read the instructions and details of how this may affect your
stay in the UK.
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} Reporting Duties
This table explains your required actions relevant to your circumstances.
Reasons for withdrawing
or suspending
Scenario
What should I do?
Can I stay in the UK?
I want to withdraw
from my studies after
enrolment
You enrolled at Manchester
Met and later in the
academic year you decide
to stop with the course. This
could be because you are
homesick and miss your
family. You wish to return
home.
You must discuss this with your personal tutor or programme
leader before making the final decision.
✘ No
You will no longer have
permission to stay in the
UK as you have left the
course and do not need
to attend classes.
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You must inform your Faculty Programmes Office in writing by
submitting the correct forms to approve your withdrawal.
The ‘Student Withdrawal Form’ and Assessment Regulations
are available at: www.mmu.ac.uk/students
After your withdrawal from the course is approved, you must
email [email protected] and tell us you have
decided to stop with your course and what you plan to do next.
• If you will return home, please send flight tickets by email
• If you will go to another university, please provide a copy of
your Unconditional Offer letter by email
Reasons for withdrawing
or suspending
Scenario
What should I do?
Can I stay in the UK?
I am withdrawn from the
course by the University
You could be withdrawn by
the University when you
have:
a) Your withdrawal from the course will be approved by your
Faculty.
✘ No
You will no longer have
permission to stay in the
UK as you have been
removed from your
course and do not need
to attend classes.
a) Consistently
demonstrated an
unacceptable level of
engagement on your
programme and/or
missed examinations.
b) Y
our immigration
permission to stay in the
UK has expired.
b) Your withdrawal from the course will be approved by the
International Office.
You must email [email protected] and tell us
what you plan to do next:
• If you will return home, please send flight tickets by email
• If you will go to another University, please provide a copy of
your Unconditional Offer letter by email
• If you decide to submit an academic appeal, please send the
receipt that you get from your Student Hub by email. You
may be required to attend meetings with the International
Office to discuss your case. Failure to attend any meetings
may affect your stay in the UK
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} Reporting Duties
Reasons for withdrawing
or suspending
Scenario
What should I do?
Can I stay in the UK?
I want to suspend my
studies after enrolment
You enrolled at Manchester
Met and need to take a
break. This could be because
you have fallen seriously ill
and need long- term medical
care.
You must discuss this with your personal tutor or programme
leader before making the final decision. You must inform your
Faculty Programmes Office in writing by submitting the correct
forms to approve your suspension.
✘ No
You will no longer have
permission to stay in
the UK while you take a
break from your studies
and do not need to
attend classes.
The ‘Request for Suspension’ and Assessment Regulations are
available at: www.mmu.ac.uk/students
After your suspension from the course is approved, you
must email [email protected] and provide
information about your whereabouts and dates of when you
wish to return to your course. If you will return home, please
send flight tickets by email.
When it is time to return to your course, you must apply for a
new CAS and Tier 4 (General) student visa.
For more information about how to apply for a CAS and a new
Tier 4, go to: : www2.mmu.ac.uk/international/visas-andimmigration
Repeating failed units
} Home Office Rule
} Your Responsibility and Required Action
The Home Office will allow students to re-sit examinations
or repeat a part of their course. If the student’s immigration
permission expires before they finish the re-sit/repeat, they
must apply to extend it before their current permission
expires.
If you are repeating units for any of the following reasons,
please read the instructions and details of how this may affect
your stay in the UK.
} The University’s Responsibility
The University must report to the Home Office if a student is
not required to attend classes for units they are repeating. The
University must also inform the Home Office within 10 days
after the changes to the student record have been confirmed
and provide student contact details.
Don’t forget the Home Office has introduced time limits under
the Tier 4 (General) student visa route. You can find more
information about time limits on page 26
In all of the above scenarios, where the University has reported your change in student status to the Home Office through your
CAS number and you no longer have permission to stay in the UK, your visa will be curtailed/cancelled by the Home Office.
For more information about curtailment/cancellation of your Tier 4 visa please see: www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information--Advice/
Visas-and-Immigration/Protecting-your-Tier-4-status
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} Reporting Duties
This table explains your required actions relevant to your circumstances.
Reason for repeating
Scenario
What should I do?
Can I stay in the UK?
I have not passed the
year and must repeat
failed units with
attendance
You failed 90 units. You must
repeat the units in order to
progress on your course.
Your Faculty informed you
that you must stay in the UK,
attend all classes and make
use of university facilities.
You must check carefully which units you must repeat.
✔ Yes
Taught students are
permitted to stay in the
UK as long as you are
required to attend
classes.
You must submit all course work and attend mandatory reregistration at the beginning of the Spring and Summer terms.
You may also be required to meet with the International Office
to establish additional contact points.
For all immigration related questions email visaextension@
mmu.ac.uk.
Don’t forget, if you repeat with attendance, you will have to
pay the full fee for each unit and will have one last chance to
complete each unit.
As you need additional time in the UK to complete your course,
you will need to extend your visa. You must apply for a new
CAS and Tier 4 (General) student visa before your visa expires.
For more information about how to apply for a CAS and a new
Tier 4, go to: www2.mmu.ac.uk/international/visas-andimmigration
Don’t forget the Home Office has introduced time limits under
the Tier 4 (General) student visa route. Please see page 29 for
further information.
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For postgraduate
taught and research
students writing
up, you must provide
monthly supervisory
dates to prove you
meet the Home Office
definition for ‘continued
participation’.
Reason for repeating
Scenario
What should I do?
Can I stay in the UK?
I have not passed the
year and must repeat
failed units without
attendance
You failed 30 units and
must repeat the units in
order to progress. You
do not need to attend
classes because you can
submit coursework online
and have an exam the
following academic year.
If you will repeat the course without attendance you must email
[email protected] and provide information about
your whereabouts and dates of when you need to return for your
re-sits or re-assessments.
✘ No
You will no longer have
permission to stay in the
UK because you do not
need to attend classes.
If you will return home, please send flight tickets by email. When it
is time to return to your course, you must apply for a new visa. If you
remain in the UK and apply for a visa in a different visa category you
need to send evidence of this to [email protected].
If you have less than six months left on your course, you may be
advised to return with a Short-term Study visa.
You will have access
to online university
resources like Moodle
and your University
email account.
If you wish to repeat failed units with attendance, you must contact
your Faculty Programmes Office and request this formally by email,
but don’t forget the Home Office has introduced time limits under
the Tier 4 (General) student visa route.
The University might not be able to offer identical units to repeat
with attendance.
In all of the above scenarios, where the University has reported
your change in student status to the Home Office through your
CAS number and you no longer have permission to stay in the
UK, your visa will be curtailed/cancelled by the Home Office.
For more information about curtailment/cancellation of your
Tier 4 visa please see: www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information-Advice/Visas-and-Immigration/Protecting-your-Tier-4status
For more information about taking assessments or re-sits for
International students, please refer to this website:
www.mmu.ac.uk/students/assessments
You should NEVER travel to the UK on a General Visit visa as a
tourist to complete re-sits or re-assessments. For more information
about the eligibility requirements for the Tier 4 (General) or Shortterm Study visa routes please refer to the Home Office website at
www.gov.uk/study-visit-visa or email us visaextension@
mmu.ac.uk
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} Changes In Your Circumstances
} Changes In Your Circumstances
This table explains your required actions relevant to your circumstances.
A significant change to your circumstances might
be that:
• the location of your study changes
• you change courses within the University
• the length of your course becomes shorter
• you complete a work placement/exchange
• you change your immigration category to remain in the UK.
} Home Office Rule
The Tier 4 sponsor to report significant changes in a
student’s circumstances.
} The University’s Responsibility
The University must report any significant changes to the
Home Office within 10 days after the changes to the student
record have been confirmed. These changes include, but
are not limited to, the location of your study changing, you
change courses within a University, if the length of a course
of study becomes shorter or you will complete a work
placement.
} Your Responsibility and Required Action
If there is a change in your circumstance at the University,
please read how this change of circumstance may affect you
and your stay in the UK.
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Change in circumstance
Scenario
What should I do?
Can I stay in the UK?
My study location
has changed
If the location of your study
changes, for example your
Faculty move to a different
address.
You do not need to do anything.
✔ Yes
I am writing up or
completing research
abroad
As part of your course you
are required to travel and
stay in a different country to
collect data or write up.
If you are a postgraduate student who has agreed with their
Academic Supervisor to write up or conduct research abroad,
you must submit a ‘Change of study address’ form.
The University will report the new address to the Home Office.
Please email [email protected] for a copy of
the ‘Change of study address’ form.
The address change must be reported to the Home Office to
protect your immigration status and permit travel in and out of
the UK. You must also submit the form together with a copy of
your flight tickets.
I will participate in an
exchange programme
abroad
You applied to study at a
partner University in Europe
for one or two terms and will
attend classes at the partner
University.
The University will continue to sponsor your immigration. The
University will report to the Home Office the location and duration of
the exchange. You will be required to complete an end of term report.
This will be sent to you by the exchanges team at the end of each
term (December, April and June).
✔ Yes
But time spent abroad
must be in line with the
Home Office
definition for ‘continued
participation’.
✔ Yes
Your visa will remain
valid as Manchester Met
will continue to monitor
your engagement.
You must email [email protected] and make
the International office aware of your placement.
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} Changes In Your Circumstances
Change in circumstance
Scenario
What should I do?
Can I stay in the UK?
Change in circumstance
Scenario
What should I do?
Can I stay in the UK?
I will complete a work
placement in the UK
You must complete a work
placement in the UK as part
of your course.
You do not need to do anything. The University will report the
location and duration of the work placement to the Home Office
so that they know your whereabouts.
✔ Yes
I will complete an
optional placement in
the UK
Some programmes include
an optional placement. If you
are a Tier 4 student, you can
take an optional placement
only if the optional
placement is identified in the
Programme Specification
for the programme, and
you inform the relevant
Programmes Office team
that you intend to take the
optional placement before
the placement begins.
If you complete an optional placement, you must email
[email protected] and make the International
Office aware. The UKVI has introduced new rules, which mean
you need to return to your country of residence and apply
for a new visa before you can enrol and begin your optional
placement. If you do not provide the International Office with a
new visa you will not be able to enrol onto your placement year.
✔ Yes
The percentage of work being undertaken must not be more
than 50% of the total length of the course.
You must attend re-registration at Manchester Met at the start of
the spring and summer.
If you will require an extension to your Tier 4 (General) visa, you
should return to your country of permanent residence before
starting the work placement and apply for another CAS. You
should then make an application to extend your Tier 4 (General)
visa to return to the UK and complete your course.
I will complete a work
placement abroad
You must complete a work
placement as part of your
course. The placement
provider is based abroad and
not in the UK.
The University will continue to sponsor your immigration. The
University will report to the Home Office the location and
duration of the placement.
You must email [email protected] and tell us
about your placement. You must send a copy of your flight
tickets and tell us when you plan to return to your course at
Manchester Met.
✔ Yes
Your visa will remain
valid as Manchester Met
will continue to monitor
your engagement.
For example, if you have transferred from a 3 year full time
course to a 4 year sandwich course, you will need to return to
your country of permanent residence to apply for a new Tier 4
(General) visa before you can begin your placement year with
Manchester Met.
The percentage of work being undertaken must not be more
than 50% of the total length of the course.
You must attend re-registration at Manchester Met at the start
of the spring and summer.
When it is time to return to your course and you need
additional leave to enter and remain the UK, you must apply
for a new CAS and Tier 4 (General) student visa from your
permanent country of residence.
For more information about how to apply for a CAS and a new
Tier 4, go to: www2.mmu.ac.uk/international/
visas-andimmigration/
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} Monitoring Your Attendance
Change in circumstance
Scenario
What should I do?
Can I stay in the UK?
I want to transfer
courses within the
University
You decide to transfer
courses, for example you
move from a Business
Management to a Financial
Management course.
If you would like to transfer courses after you have enrolled,
you must consult your personal tutor or programme leader.
✔ Yes
Your Faculty Programmes Office will approve the transfer and
make the changes to your student record.
The University must report any unauthorised absences and 10 consecutive missed points of contact to the Home Office.
Course level
Points of contact
Attendance
Undergraduate
and post-graduate
taught
These include (and are not limited to):
• Attending pre-enrolment
• Completing online enrolment
• Collecting your ID card from your Faculty’s Student Hub
• Attending Re-registration at the start of each term
• Attending timetable classes and/or events
• Attending exams
• Submitting coursework
• Accessing Moodle
You are required to confirm your attendance in classes through
the Attendance Self-Registration Application (ASRA).
These include (and are not limited to):
• Attending pre-enrolment
• Completing online enrolment
• Collecting your ID card from your Faculty’s Student Hub
• Attending Re-registration at the start of each term
• Attending Graduate School workshops and annual
conferences
• Submission of RD9 forms spread throughout the academic
year
• Submission of forms during various stages of the research
Degree example RD1, RD2, RDAR, RDDec etc.
Your attendance is monitored through the submission of
Research Degree forms at the various stages of your research,
the completion of RD9 forms when you meet with your
Director of Studies or supervisory team and attendance at
workshops.
The University will report the change to the Home Office and
provide the name of the new course, campus address and
details if the duration of the course will become longer or
shorter.
If your previous course is unrelated to the new course, and you
are unable to justify that the two courses combined support
your career aspirations, then you will need to make a new Tier
4 application from outside of the UK. Please be aware that all
course transfers are at the discretion of the compliance team.
If your course will become longer, you will need to return to
your country of permanent residence during a holiday period,
apply for a new CAS to make a new Tier 4 (General) visa
application.
For more information about how to apply for a CAS, go to:
www2.mmu.ac.uk/international/visas-and-immigration/
applying-for-a-visa/ applyingforavisa
In all of the above scenarios, where the University has reported your change in student status to the Home Office through your
CAS number and you no longer have permission to stay in the UK, your visa will be curtailed/cancelled by the Home Office.
For more information about curtailment/cancellation of your Tier 4 visa please see: www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information--Advice/
Visas-and-Immigration/Protecting-your-Tier-4-status
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Postgraduate
research
You will therefore need to have a device that can access the
University’s secure Wi-Fi, such as a smartphone, a tablet or a
personal computer.
If you do not have such a device, you can log in using a
University computer.
If you do not confirm your attendance through ASRA, you
may be withdrawn or suspended under the Procedure for the
withdrawal of Tier 4 students for non-attendance. (www.
mmu.ac.uk/attendancevisa)
Please ensure you have regular meetings (eg monthly) with
your supervisor and maintain deadlines for annual registration
and annual reviews.
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} Time Limits
In general, if you are unable to attend a tutorial, exam and
seminar or submit coursework on time, you need to provide an
explanation of your absence. Please refer to the Assessment
Regulations for Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes
of study at: www.mmu.ac.uk/academic/casqe/regulations/
assessment.php. Please pay special attention to Appendix 1
and 9. Forms can be collected and submitted from any Student
Hub.
Postgraduate research students should refer to the Graduate
School for Regulations and Institutional Codes of Practice
available at: www2.mmu.ac.uk/graduate-school/
regulations-cop-supporting-material
For Manchester Metropolitan University term dates please
refer to: www.mmu.ac.uk/about/termdates/. Please note
that if you are completing a Postgraduate taught course (MA
or MSc) at the University the term dates may not apply to you.
For example, during the summer and autumn term while you
are collecting data and writing up your dissertation you are
considered to be studying full time.
The Home Office has introduced a time limit or “Cap” for the
Tier 4 (General) Student route. Any delays you experience
in your studies may affect your future stay in the UK and
extending your visa under the Tier 4 route. For a course below
degree level, the limit is 2 years, for all degree level courses,
the limit is 5 years and for a second research degree (MRes,
MPhil and PhD) the limit Is 8 years.
The UKVI will consider how much leave you have already
received to study in the UK with a student visa.
They will base their calculation on the ‘valid from’ date and the
‘valid until’ date of each period of leave. If the time exceeds the
limit you will not be granted a visa.
The Immigration Rules make it clear that it is the period of
leave that you have previously been granted that will count
towards the time limits, even if you did not spend all of this
time studying and/or you used this time to study a different
level of course. However, paragraph 109 of the Home Office’s
Tier 4 policy guidance states that if your leave has been
curtailed, the date that your curtailed leave expired will be
used: www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-onapplication-for-uk-visa-as-tier-4-student
Any study you have completed on a non-Tier 4 visa
(Dependent, Short Term Study visa etc) will not be counted
towards the cap.
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Please be aware of the following exceptions to the time cap
rules:
•Courses in architecture, medicine, dentistry, veterinary
medicine and science, or music at a conservatoire, are exempt from the limit
•If you have completed a UK degree, and your current Tier 4
application is to study certain legal qualifications (CPE, GDL/
LPC or BPTC), the legal qualification is exempt from the limit
•If you are applying to study a course at a higher education
institution (HEI) and the 5-year cap would prevent you from
completing a fifth academic year at degree level or above,
then the limit is extended to five years and 11 months
•If you have successfully completed a UK degree course which
was at least four years long, and your Tier 4 application is
to study a Master’s degree at a higher education institution
(recognised body or institution in receipt of public funding),
the limit is six years
•If your Tier 4 application is to study a PhD at a higher
education institution, there is no limit while you are studying
the PhD
If you are concerned that you have reached your time limit and
will not be able to extend your visa to complete your course,
please send an email to [email protected].
For further information, please refer to UKCISA on ‘Time
limit (cap) on study’: www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information-Advice/Visas-and-Immigration/Tier-4-eligibility-andrequirements
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} Visa Refusals
The University must report when your visa application has
been refused by the Home Office within 10 days of receiving
this information. If you receive a visa refusal notification from
the Home Office, you must submit all the pages of the refusal
notice as a PDF document by email to visaextension@mmu.
ac.uk. The University will report the visa refusal to the Home
Office.
If you think the refusal was incorrect, you can ask for an
‘Administrative Review’. The University will not report the
visa refusal in this instance; however you must email us at
[email protected] and provide proof of submitting
an ‘Administrative Review’. You must update the University by
email as soon as you have the outcome of the ‘Administrative
Review’. Failure to inform the University will result in more
serious sanctions which may include suspension/withdrawal
from your course.
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} Overstaying
Overstaying means that you have stayed beyond the end date
of your immigration permission, for example you stayed in the
UK after your visa expired. Overstaying is a criminal offence.
There is no ‘grace period’ within which you can lawfully
overstay. If you overstay for more than 28 days you will not be
allowed to apply for further leave to remain from within the UK.
If you overstay by more than 90 days you will not be allowed to
apply for further leave to remain from within the UK and will be
subject to a re-entry ban for 12 months.
If you make a visa application in the UK while you are an
overstayer, you are in the UK unlawfully pending the decision
from the Home Office, therefore Manchester Met will not
allow you to continue your studies. You will be referred to the
Immigration and Welfare Team to discuss your situation and get
Immigration advice. You may have to suspend/intercalate your
studies depending on your situation and country of residence to
protect your immigration status in the UK. Manchester Met will
not issue a CAS to an overstayer unless you depart the UK and
apply for a visa from your country of residence.
Overstaying will have serious consequences for any future
immigration applications that you make, including applications
for other countries. You must be honest in
immigration applications and declare any periods of overstay if
asked about them.
Should evidence present itself that you have intentionally
overstayed your visa and you did not make any efforts to inform
the University and depart the UK, this will result in more
serious sanctions. You will be withdrawn from the University
because it is a criminal offence to knowingly overstay.
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} Employment
} Quick Guide to Tables and Questions
The number of hours you are permitted to work is stated on your visa or Biometric Residence Permit.
Level of course
Hours per week during term time
Hours per week during vacations
A course at or above UK degree level
Example BA or BSc (Hons)
The maximum amount of part-time work you can do
during term time is 20 hours per week, if you are
studying and remain enrolled at Manchester Met.
You can work full-time during vacations.
A course that is below UK degree level
Example HND or BTEC Foundation
You are limited to 10 hours per week if you are
studying and remain enrolled at Manchester Met.
You can work full-time during vacations.
Postgraduate taught courses
You are limited to work 20 hours per week until you
have submitted your dissertation and do not have
any further academic commitments. You are not
permitted to work full-time while you are completing
your dissertation at Manchester Met.
If you are completing a Postgraduate taught
course (MA or MSc) the University’s term dates
do not apply to you as your course is full time for
12/15 months.
All full-time research students are limited to no
more than 20 hours paid employment per week
throughout the duration of their research degree.
This rule is set by the University. This is to ensure
that students do not compromise their ability
to successfully complete their research degree
programme.
failed units without attendance 21
} A summary of the documents you must submit
} My study location has changed 23
} I am writing up or completing research abroad 23
} I will participate in an exchange programme abroad 23
} I will complete a work placement in the UK 24
} I will complete a work placement abroad 24
} I will complete an optional placement in the UK 25
} I want to transfer courses within the University 26
to Manchester Met } I do not wish to continue studying 11
13
} I want to take a break from my studies for the
entire academic year continue on the course The University’s term dates do not apply to you
as your course is full -time.
Please visit page 39 for further information on Manchester Met’s student employment policy.
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} I have not passed the year and must repeat
13
} I have failed with no further opportunity to
For example during the summer and autumn term
while you are collecting data and writing up your
dissertation you are considered to be studying fulltime.
Postgraduate research courses
Use this quick guide to find the correct page relevant to your
circumstances.
14
} I want to withdraw from my studies after enrolment 16
} I am withdrawn from the course by the University 17
} I want to suspend from my studies after enrolment 18
} I have not passed the year and must repeat
failed units with attendance 20
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} Your Tier 4 Student Journey with Manchester Met
Police Registration
Academic Technology Approval Scheme - ATAS
Healthcare and the NHS
Registering with a GP
Your visa, passport stamp, BRP or letter from the UK embassy
should tell you if you must register with the police. Appendix
2 of the immigration rules also list those nationals who are
required to register, the list can be accessed here: www.gov.
uk/guidance/immigration-rules.
You may be required to obtain an ATAS certificate if your
course leads to a qualification at postgraduate level and is in a
specified subject area. The subject areas which require ATAS
relate to where the knowledge gained may have application in
the development of weapons of mass destruction (for example,
certain science subjects, mathematics, engineering, technology
or medicine). The certificate is issued by the Foreign and
Commonwealth Office (FCO) and must be obtained prior to an
application for Tier 4 student leave.
During your time here in the UK, it is likely at some point
that you will need to access healthcare services. Healthcare
in the UK is provided by the National Health Service (NHS).
Treatment for accident & emergencies is free for everyone and
some services, such as family planning and infectious diseases,
are also provided for free.
Students who have a visa for longer than 6 months and
are permitted free healthcare should register with a doctor
as soon as possible. For further information, please see
Student Services Health Advice www.mmu.ac.uk/sas/
studentservices/health.php or the NHS Health Services
providers www.nhs.uk/service-search.
If you have a visa for longer than 6 months, you and your
dependants are entitled to all NHS care provided for free, as
you will have paid an Immigration Health Surcharge prior to
your visa being issued.
When registering with the GP you should remember to take a
Proof of Study letter available from the Student Hub. If you are
eligible for NHS care you can also apply for an European Health
Insurance Card to cover healthcare on any travel in mainland
Europe, for more information regarding this please see here
www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/EHIC/
Pages/about-the-ehic.aspx.
Failure to register with the police is an offence under Section
26(1) (f) of the Immigration Act 1971 and where you fail to
register, the police can consider prosecution. You may be liable
to arrest and could face a fine of up to £5,000, six months
imprisonment, or both. Your stay in the UK may also be
affected and future visa applications will be refused if you have
failed to register. If you are late registering with the police they
will place a ‘late notification’ stamp on your police registration
certificate and inform the Home Office. This may affect your
next visa application.
You are advised not to carry the Police Registration Certificate
(PRC) with you but to keep it in a safe place together with your
passport/travel documents. If you are asked to produce the
Police Registration Certificate, you will be given 48 hours in
which to do so at any police station.
Manchester Met will confirm in your CAS whether you require
an ATAS clearance certificate or not.
If you need to extend your Tier 4 visa and your course
requires an ATAS certificate you will need to apply for a new
certificate every time you apply for an extension to your Tier
4 visa. You can check the list of subject areas that require an
ATAS clearance certificate in the applicants’ criteria section
of the ATAS website: www.gov.uk/guidance/academictechnology-approval-scheme
If you are a non-EU student on a course of less than six
months, you should purchase health care insurance to cover
any charges from the NHS. Any services you are required to
pay for will be charged at 150% of the usual tariff.
For information on healthcare in the UK and how to stay
healthy, please see the help sheet from the UK Council
for International Student Affairs: www.ukcisa.org.uk/
Information--Advice/Living-in-the-UK/Health-andhealthcare#RL
For more information, please go to: www2.mmu.ac.uk/
international/arrival/police-registration
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Maternity leave
If you become pregnant during your studies there are a variety
of factors to consider regarding whether you need to, or wish
to, change your study plans:
•Can you realistically continue your studies whilst pregnant or
in the immediate months after the baby is born?
•When is your due date and does your due date fall around a
crucial time of your studies?
•Are you able to financially support yourself and child in the
UK whilst studying?
•Are you financially sponsored and if so have you informed
your sponsor of your circumstances and agreed an
appropriate plan of action with them.
•Would it be appropriate for you to take a suspension of
studies?
•If you plan on returning home to give birth most airlines
will not carry pregnant passengers beyond the 7th month
of pregnancy, can you return home at a suitable point in your
studies?
•If you are not able to maintain your engagement in studies
Manchester Met will cease sponsoring your Tier 4 visa, you
would then need to return home and apply for new visa
when you are able to recommence studying. If you seek
healthcare in the UK between suspension of study and
departing the UK you may be required to pay. This is because
you will no longer be an active student and the immigration
health surcharge you paid will no longer apply
Please be aware pregnancy is not considered a viable reason
for exceptional factors, however complications related to
pregnancy can be considered. You should seek further advice
from your Student Support Officer or the Immigration & Welfare
team if necessary.
Volunteering and Voluntary work
During your studies you may wish to do some volunteering or
voluntary work to help you get more experience and skills. You
should be aware of the differences in what is volunteering and
what is voluntary work and whether your visa permits you to
carry out voluntary work.
If you wish to find a volunteering opportunity please get in
touch with The Union at Manchester Metropolitan here: www.
theunionmmu.org/your-opportunities/volunteering.
•Voluntary work/workers: this is unpaid employment and
usually has contractual obligations to perform the work, for
example, to attend at specific times and carry out specific
tasks. The contract does not have to be written.
Tier 4 visa holders can carry out voluntary work. Any voluntary
hours worked should be included when calculating the hours
permitted under your Tier 4 visa.
•Volunteering: students who are volunteering do not have a
contract, are not a substitute for an employee and must not
be doing unpaid work or receiving payment in kind. Students
who are volunteering are sometimes reimbursed reasonable
travel and subsistence expenses and usually help a charity, voluntary or public sector organisation. Volunteering is
usually considered an additional beneficial extra to support
work done by employees, if there were no volunteers the
work would still be carried out.
Volunteering is not considered unpaid employment therefore;
students on Short-term Study visa holders are permitted to
volunteer.
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} Your Tier 4 Student Journey with an Employer
Employment during your studies
If you have Tier 4 immigration permission to study at
Manchester Met your visa should have been granted with the
following work permission:
Your course level as stated on your CAS is:
Work permission
NQF level 3 or you are taking a pre-sessional course at B2 level
Part-time work up to 10 hours per week during term time and full-time
during vacations
NQF level 6 or above
Part-time work up to 20 hours per week during term time and full time
during vacations
Term dates are available on our website here: www2.mmu.
ac.uk/about/termdates, please note, Master’s students do
not have vacation periods except at Christmas and Easter.
All students with work permission also have the following
restrictions:
•you cannot fill a full-time permanent vacancy
•no self-employment (this means no freelance or consultancy
work and you cannot setup your own business)
•no work as a professional sports person or entertainer
The permitted term time hours does not mean an average of
10/20 hours, it means you cannot work more than 10/20 hours
in any rolling seven-day period. You can work for several
different employers, but the total hours over all your jobs should
not exceed the maximum permitted.
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It is your responsibility to ensure you do not breach the
conditions of your visa. You should keep a log of the hours you
have worked in case you ever need this for future reference, for
example write the time and hours worked in a diary or keep a
log on the calendar of your mobile phone.
There is a free app available for android phones called “Tier
Four Work Hours Calculator” which may help you manage your
working hours.
The Home Office can and do make unannounced visits to
employers to check on illegal working and by obtaining
information from the tax department, HMRC. The UK
immigration authorities take working too many hours very
seriously and you could be removed from the UK and refused
future visa applications if you have been in breach of your work
conditions.
For more information, please see UK Council for International
Student Affairs: www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information--Advice/
Working/Can-you-work and the Tier 4 policy guidance:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-onapplication-for-uk-visa-as-tier-4-student
If you have immigration permission (a visa) for the UK that
is not a Tier 4 visa, for example Short Term study or PBS
dependant please check your visa for your work permissions.
Undergraduate Programmes
Students on full-time undergraduate programmes may not be
employed by the University for more than 16 hours per week
in term-time. The University’s standard term dates will apply,
except where specific term dates are approved for individual
programmes. Outside of the relevant term dates, there is no
restriction on the number of hours per week for which a fulltime undergraduate student can be employed by the University.
Postgraduate Taught Programmes
Students on full-time postgraduate taught programmes are
required to spend the Summer vacation (i.e. from the end of the
Summer Term to the beginning of the Autumn Term) working
on a 60-credit project/dissertation. This period is therefore
treated as being equivalent to term-time for these students. As
a consequence, they may not be employed by the University
for more than 16 hours per week, except during the Christmas
vacation (i.e. from the end of the Autumn Term until the
beginning of the Spring Term) and the Easter vacation (i.e. from
the end of the Spring Term until the beginning of the Summer
Term), when there is no restriction on the number of hours per
week for which a full-time taught postgraduate student can be
employed by the University.
Research Degree Programmes
There are no term dates for students on full-time postgraduate
research programmes. These students have 30 days of annual
leave, the timing of which is approved by their supervisor. For
wellbeing reasons, the University takes the view that annual
leave should be regarded as a break and not as an opportunity
to engage in employment within the University. Therefore, fulltime postgraduate research students cannot be employed by
the University for more than 16 hours per week at any time of
the year. There are no University restrictions on working hours
for part-time postgraduate research degree students.
As of December 2016, the University has implemented a
suspension of sessional employment of Tier 4 students. The
situation will be reviewed in summer 2017.
Employment after your studies
After your course has finished and you have graduated, you
may want to stay in the UK and work. If you have a Tier 4 visa
you are permitted to work full time in a temporary position
until your Tier 4 visa expires. If you wish to fulfil a permanent
position in the UK, you would be required to apply for a Tier
2 work visa and this requires a prospective employer to hold a
Tier 2 licence, similar to Manchester Met supporting your Tier
4 visa.
Finding a permanent position in the UK after your studies
can be challenging. However, Manchester Met’s Careers
and Employability Service offers various support such as
career guidance and job hunting, writing a CV and interview
techniques, amongst others.
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When looking for post-study work you should check that
a prospective employer holds a Tier 2 licence, this can be
checked on the UK government website: www.gov.uk/
government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsorsworkers
There are a variety of other types of visas which permit staying
in the UK after you have finished your studies, these are:
Tier 4 Doctorate Extension Scheme: If you have an offer to
work at Manchester Met after you have completed your PHD
you can apply for a one year visa permitting work. The visa is
sponsored by Manchester Met and must be applied for before
your viva date, for more information please see here: www.
ukcisa.org.uk/Information--Advice/Working/Workingafter-studies#layer-3780
Tier 1 (Graduate Entrepreneur): This scheme is aimed
at recent graduates who have a genuine and credible
business idea and entrepreneurial skills. Manchester Met
would act as your sponsor for your visa under this scheme.
For more information, please see here: www.ukcisa.org.
uk/Information--Advice/Working/Working-afterstudies#layer-3796
Tier 1 (Entrepreneur): If you would like to set up and run
a business in the UK you may be eligible for an entrepreneur
visa, for more information please see here: www.ukcisa.
org.uk/Information--Advice/Working/Working-afterstudies#layer-3797 and here: www.gov.uk/tier-1entrepreneur
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Tier 1 (Investor): An investor visa is suitable if you want to
invest £2,000,000 or more in the UK, please see here for more
details: www.gov.uk/tier-1-investor/overview
Tier 5 Temporary Worker: This scheme allows you to
undertake specific work in the UK for a period of one or two
years, the work is in the following categories:
• Creative & Sporting
• Charity workers
• Religious workers
• International agreements
• Government Authorised Exchange
For further information please see: www.ukcisa.org.
uk/Information--Advice/Working/Working-afterstudies#layer-3825
Tier 5 Youth Mobility: This visa is available to nationals of
Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Monaco, New Zealand,
Republic of Korea and Taiwan, British Overseas Citizens, British
Overseas Territories Citizens and British Nationals (Overseas).
It permits those holding the visa to work in the UK for up
to 2 years. You must apply for this visa from your country of
residence, for more information please see here: www.gov.uk/
tier-5-youth-mobility
Useful Information and Contacts
My enquiry is about
Who should I email?
Useful websites
[email protected]
www2.mmu.ac.uk/international/visasand-immigration/applying-for-a-visa
Repeating/Re-sitting
[email protected]
www.mmu.ac.uk/students/assessments
BRP collection or corrections
[email protected]
CAS Request Form
Extending immigration permission to
enter/ remain in the UK
Pre-enrolment
Re-registration
[email protected]
www2.mmu.ac.uk/international/arrival
Attendance Self-registration Application
Change of Study Address Form
You can call the International Office on +44 (0)161 247 1022 (option 3).
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} Glossary
• Visa or Biometric Residence Permit (BRP): is a
document issued by the Home Office as evidence of their
immigration permission (also known as leave to enter or
remain).
• Tier 4 sponsor: When you apply for your Tier 4 (General)
student visa, your name is added to a University’s sponsor
license number. Manchester Metropolitan University
is your Tier 4 sponsor if your visa has the University’s
sponsor license number on it.
• Non-EEA: You reside outside the European Economic
Area.
• Tier 4 (General) Student Visa: If you are studying on
a full time degree programme for longer than six months,
you must apply for a Tier 4 Student visa. You need a CAS
from a Tier 4 sponsor. In most cases you can extend your
immigration permission in the UK and switch into a work
category. You can work a maximum of 20 hours per week
during term-time (or 10 hours if you are studying below
degree level). You can use the National Health Service.
You can bring dependents if your programme is 12 months
or longer and you are studying at postgraduate level or
your programme is 6 months or longer and you have a full
government scholarship (www.gov.uk/tier-4-generalvisa).
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• Short-Term Study Visa: If you are studying on a degree
programme that is less than six months in duration. You
cannot extend your immigration permission in the UK. You
are only able to spend a maximum of six months in the UK
as a visitor in any 12 month period. You cannot work paid
or unpaid. You cannot use the National Health Service,
so you will need to have medical health insurance. You
cannot bring dependents (www.gov.uk/study-visit-visa/
overview).
• Permanent address: This is the address of residence in
your home country. A permanent address cannot be a UK
address if you are a Tier 4 student.
• Temporary address: This is your actual and current
address (house, apartment) where you live in or
near Manchester or Crewe while you are studying at
Manchester Met.
• Withdraw: You wish to drop out and leave from your
course.
• Suspend: You wish to take a break from your course
after you enrolled. You intend to rejoin it again at the next
available opportunity.
• Intercalate: You wish to take time out from your course
before you enrol, with the intention of rejoining it again the
next academic year.
• Continued Participation: The Home Office has defined
continued participation as attending classes or having
contact with the University. If you do not have classes or
contact with the University for more than 60 days (except
for recognised vacation periods) and you have ongoing
permission to stay in the UK, the University must tell the
Home Office and you will be advised to leave the UK. If your
permission is due to expire, the University can only assign a
CAS when you are ready to return to the UK.
Disclaimer
This document has been prepared to provide Manchester Met
students with an overview of the University and a student’s
responsibilities and is a guide for general information only. It
does not represent a full statement of legal requirements and
is not intended to be relied upon in any specific student’s case.
‘Your Visa is Your Responsibility’.
Individual students should ensure that they understand
immigration guidelines and keep up to date with changes
to legislation or rules during their stay in the UK in order to
protect their immigration status. Students should be aware
that the Home Office may revise its policies at any time and
the law is subject to change. Whilst Manchester Met has used
reasonable endeavours to ensure that the guide is accurate
at the time of preparation, it accepts no responsibility for any
omission or for any loss or damage arising from its use.
Manchester Met shall be entitled to revise its policies or
procedures relating to compliance with its Home Office sponsor
duties at any time within an academic year.
For full terms and conditions of study at Manchester
Metropolitan University, please visit www.mmu.ac.uk/legal.
This information contained in this publication was written in
July 2016.
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